Canadian gems I just listened to....

..on vinyl in this order:

April Wine-weeping widow
A Foot in Cold Water-all around us
Pathfinder- fountain keeper
Durango 95- close my eyes
The Guess Who- pink wine sparkles in the glass
Chimo- Ect. Blues
Thor- wasted
Sudden Impact- to our glorious dead
Subhumans- behind the smile
Max Webster- only your nose knows
Doughboys- senseless murders
Thundermug-banga banga humpa humpa
Battered Wives-everybody loves a loser
Fluid Waffle-every twist and turn
The Young Lions-freak show/shithole
Fair Warning- 6 O'clock blues
Don Freed-king of the pointed shoe
Crowbar-deadhead out of St. John's

God almighty, it's Thor!

Thundermug might be the best act ever to emerge from my place of birth (London, Ont), though I'm only familiar with "Africa" and "The Mickey Mouse Club," the former of which I adore. (The Demics are also from London, and good.) I'd love to hear "Banga Banga Humpa Humpa."

I used to love that Battered Wives song -- definitely their catchiest thing. I'm old enough to remember the "controversy" over their name, saw them live right around that time.

Never cared much for Max Webster and don't know those Guess Who, Foot in Coldwater songs.

A guy at work keeps advising me to check out Crowbar. What are they like?

"Behind the Smile" is a beauty. Hidden away too well on the Vancouver Independence comp. maybe my fave Canadian catchy punk song, though the Spys' "Underground" is a winner, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqXOo3e_BIg

Hats off to the pointy guitars
The bloody logos and the five pointed stars
Crank up parental-wince-inducing riffs
To heavy metal may I send my regards

To Slayer, Metal Church and Deicide
To Venom, Carcass, Death and Sacred Reich
To Nuclear Assault and Napalm Death
Your fans are bailing and that just isn't right
How could you let this happen without a fight

They no longer have hair in their eyes
They will soon be forced to recognize
That what awaits them is a swift demise

Times change I guess.

A guy at work keeps advising me to check out Crowbar. What are they like?
― everything, Saturday, 26 September 2009 19:44 (6 years ago) Permalink

I assume you got your answer by now...I only know two songs. Sick of "Oh What a Feeling," but growing up it stood out on the radio. And while I doubt I gave it any thought at the time, "Million Dollar Weekend" was part of a '50s nostalgia wave that was around in the early '70s: American Graffiti, "Eighteen with a Bullet," "Clap for the Wolfman," Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll," etc. It's okay--haven't heard it in years.

Basically like how we're all deeply nostalgic for Matchbox Twenty and Uncle Kracker now.

I don't even remember posting that Crowbar question! Still haven't listened to them.

Without naming names, I'm predicting a wave of reformations of 90s era Canadian indie bands. I know the Rheostatics are playing Massey Hall soon and I think more are gonna follow that.

Love this band who just announced yesterday they broke up :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdMjdUpAA2o

I hope Snow reforms.